IBM 8646 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 107
POST error codes, Setup, Action, TechConnect CD, Diskette Factory CD
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Setup Action Setup and Installation CD won't start. v Be sure the server is supported; all xSeries servers with a startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive are supported. v If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, be sure the CD-ROM is first in the boot sequence. v If more than one CD-ROM drive is installed, be sure that only one drive is set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive. ServeRAID program cannot v Be sure there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments. view all installed drives - or - v Be sure that the hard disk drive is connected properly. cannot install NOS. The Operating System Installation program continuously loops. Free up more space on the hard disk. ServerGuide won't start your Be sure the NOS CD you have is supported by ServerGuide. See the Setup and NOS CD. Installation CD label for a list of NOS versions supported. Can't install NOS - option is Either there is no logical drive defined (ServeRAID systems) or the ServerGuide grayed out. system partition is not present. Run the setup and configuration program. Setup Action Setup and Installation CD won't start. v Be sure the server is supported; all xSeries servers with a startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive are supported. v If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, be sure the CD-ROM is first in the boot sequence. v If more than one CD-ROM drive is installed, be sure that only one drive is set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive. ServeRAID program cannot v Be sure there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments. view all installed drives - or - v Be sure that the hard disk drive is connected properly. cannot install NOS. The Operating System Installation program continuously loops. Free up more space on the hard disk. ServerGuide won't start your Be sure the NOS CD you have is supported by ServerGuide. See the Setup and NOS CD. Installation CD label for a list of NOS versions supported. Can't install NOS - option is Either there is no logical drive defined (ServeRAID systems) or the ServerGuide grayed out. system partition is not present. Run the setup and configuration program. TechConnect CD Action Can't start TechConnect CD. Be sure you're starting the CD on a system with Microsoft Windows installed. Can't view publications from Be sure you have the Adobe reader installed (available from the TechConnect CD). TechConnect CD, or text is unreadable. Diskette Factory CD Action Get "time out" or "Unknown Be sure you have access to the Internet through FTP directly. host" errors POST error codes In the following error codes, X can be any number or letter. Symptom-to-FRU index 99
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